On February 13, at 10:30 in the lecture hall of the Faculty of Philology, there was the preliminary examination of the thesis for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Phd) by Mahmudov Raufjon Bahodirovich on the topic "Avestisms in the Uzbek language". Lib passed. The discussion was attended by faculty, doctoral students, independent researchers and undergraduates of the department of Uzbek linguistics, as well as students from other faculties. The discussion was full of controversy and thought-provoking. The research was positively assessed and recommended for the dissertation to submit the work to the next level, namely the specialized council and its scientific-theoretical seminar.